BBS Route · Minnesota · BCR 11
Gluek Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
123Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1967–2019Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Minnesota Gluek
Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 41 | 2019 | -37% | 1969 | |
| Franklin's Gull | Laridae | 40 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 37 | 2019 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 29 | 2018 | +125% | 1988 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 25 | 2019 | +54% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 25 | 2019 | +800% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 25 | 2019 | +247% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2019 | +2% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2019 | +165% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 19 | 2019 | +31% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 17 | 2019 | -21% | 1969 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2019 | +400% | 1970 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 15 | 2019 | +54% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2019 | -74% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2019 | +131% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2019 | +89% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2019 | +32% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2019 | -40% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2018 | +13% | 1980 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2019 | +520% | 1984 | |
| Black Tern | Laridae | 7 | 2004 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2019 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2019 | -55% | 1982 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2019 | +283% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 1973 | +400% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2019 | -9% | 1970 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2019 | +78% | 2003 | |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2019 | +0% | 1980 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2019 | -14% | 1982 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 4 | 2019 | +200% | 1984 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2017 | +50% | 2004 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2018 | -25% | 2003 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2019 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | +71% | 1979 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2019 | -95% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2019 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Marbled Godwit | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1988 | +0% | 1980 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 2019 | -58% | 1981 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2013 | +67% | 2011 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.